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Hello, I have a young mare whom loves to play with my cattle on her own. What would be the best direction or where should I start for training her to bring out her natural cutting abilities? I have started some ground work and she has responded nicely. Thanks

Hi Larry, I have a beautiful 8 yr old 14.3H copper penny color Mare, Doc’s Dee Dee Command if your interested in looking at her pedigree. I bought her as a yearling and started her with reining training as a 3 yr old. She is a very athletic, smart, beautiful, agile horse that is way out of my league. Meaning i do not have the money or expertise to get her to where she can go… She is a performance cow bred mare and when i bought her as a yearling i was wanting a laid back easy going trail horse…LOL I did try to sell her but the calls i got for her scared me so i still have her and try to make her a trail horse BUT she is just not working for me. She is to smart and bored with trail riding. So what would you recommend I do with her ? Thanks Michelle

Just wanted to comment on you’re talent and training….I have had a great time this last week or so learning how to read and work a cow.! I realize I have a lot to learn and so does my horse but the main thing is, is that there is progress and my horse and I both are enjoying the process of learning…..Thank you! Look forward to learning more and seeing what the future holds~
Thank you for you’re patience and Kind way of teaching~
Tina 🙂

Hello Larry,
I have a really nice well bred reining mare. She was small as a baby and we didn’t want her broken and were not worried about futurities so we didn’t start her until she was four. This mare is very sensitive to change. The first trainer she went to made no progress in the 90 days she was in training. She was very green and acted as though she had only has a few rides. We immediately pulled her from the trainer and took her to another reputable reining trainer. She was completely different while at the horse the trainer. She was spooky at everything and didn’t calm down for nearly 4 months. At home this mare was quiet and docile. We had even hauled her to shows she was always fine. The trainer worked very hard with her and became very frustrated with her personality and told me that more training may be a waste of money because despite her talent she may never have a brain. I took her home and my docile mare was back. She has all of her buttons and just needs finishing. She has has been nothing but easy to work with. I don’t understand why there is such a night and day difference when I am riding her and a trainer is riding her. I love this mare and I want to give her a chance. She is crazy talented, I just need to learn how to train her. At this point, my parents who pay for my showing won’t spend another dime on her training. What would you advise to someone with a mare like mine? Am I crazy to think she is still worth training? I feel as though I am way under qualified to work with her myself, but what training videos would you recommend. Maybe this mare just needs to be a broodmare.

Thanks for the advice! I kind of needed a reality check. The mare is double registered apha/aqha by Dun Gotta Gun out of a Lucky Little Lena x Hollywinder mare. She has the bloodlines and the talent… I honestly hadn’t thought of her nervous issues being passed down to her offspring. Thanks so much for answering my stupid questions!
Jadyn

Jadyn,
Just food for thought – if you love this mare and want to give her a chance, buy Larry’s set of training video’s and work with your mare yourself. For about the cost of a month of training, you can buy the complete set and even if your mare doesn’t make the cut to go on a be a truly exceptional show prospect, you will gain immeasurable knowledge on colt starting and training that can be applied to any horse that you own.
I have a few of Larry’s videos that was passed to me by a horse friend and they are super good and well worth your money!

I have a 16 month old mare who I think has been abused before I bought her. I haven’t had her long but she definitely has issues and problems. She can be very sweet one minute and then can turn very nasty where she bites and kicks out. I have two children but I will not allow then to go near her. I bought her for them and I definitely would like her to be sorted out for my children’s sake as they do love her.

I have only tried lunging her as like I said, I haven’t had her very long. I am after any advice that I could try out with her, otherwise I may have to sell her for myself and children’s safety. This is definitely the last thing I will do as I do see potential in her.

Hi i have watched many of your training videos and i just can’t get enough of them !! I have been riding horses all my life and all types of horses from show hunters, show jumpers to race horses. I am currently re training a dressage horse that has lots of baggage !! he is 9 years old, i have a 4 year old that i started using your methods, and i also have a 6 year old that i bought because i am enjoying the results i am getting through your methods, he was said to have issues !! All these horses are now going really well, i still have one or two things to straighten out with the older horses but on the whole the way you train and pass on information can only mean one thing that the horses have a better life and i get lots of satisfaction from changing the way these horses think about people and the way they work. I live in Wales in the UK, which is unfortunate for me as i would love to come to your ranch and learn more !! But best of all i keep all my horses on a livery yard and the other people watch what i am doing with my horses and want to learn more of the methods i am using because they can see that it works, and that all my horses are happy and relaxed, and more than willing to do what ever i ask of them. So thank you for your online videos and keep making them please, because the more people that take the time to learn these methods the world can only get better for these beautiful, loyal and ever giving animals. And will stop people selling horses on with issues and baggage. Because they are not born with issues or baggage, this is a gift from us humans !!!!!

Wow Larry your pricing is incredibly affordable, a am an aspiring horse trainer, you are my idol and your Videos have really helped me get some great results. Thanks for everything you do to help, I plan on coming out to the ranch sometime soon to a clinic or maybe even with my horse for reining/ cutting lessons.

I really wish I could take lessons from you! haha But I am down in Southern California and at 17 years old there is no way that I can afford those prices on top of my hay bill 🙁 I am sure they are certainly worth it! It’s true that you get what you pay for! Maybe someday!